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Theater Group to Build 85,000-SF, $70M Performing Arts Center

CAMBRIDGE, MA-In an $8-million deal, Constellation Productions Inc. acquires a one-acre site in the heart of Kendall Square on which it will build Constellation Center, an 85,000-sf performing arts and film center at an estimated cost of up to $70 million.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on July 25, 2002

CAMBRIDGE, MA-Constellation Productions Inc. has acquired a one-acre site in the heart of Kendall Square on which it will build Constellation Center, an 85,000-sf performing arts and film center.

Thomas Fanning, a senior project manager at Spaulding & Slye, tells GlobeSt.com that the purchase and sales agreement was signed with Lyme Properties, which is developing Kendall Square into a 1.3-million sf mixed-use development. Philip Pennellatore, of Schneider & Associates, which is representing the theater group, tells Globest.com that the land and development rights were acquired for $8 million. The estimated cost of the center is $65 million to $70 million.

The project, scheduled to break ground in 20004, involves four halls with total seating for 1500 people and related supporting spaces all housed in a single facility. The largest of the halls will have 800 to1000 seats. The facility will include a large hall for classical and early music; a second hall specifically suited for jazz, folk, gospel and world music; a “Jewel Box” hall for more intimate performances; and lastly, a hall for lectures, seminars and special events.

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